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This study aims to examine how serious leisure activities among the elderly affect life satisfaction, focusing on the sequential mediating effects of couplesʼ shared leisure activities and relationship satisfaction. Data were collected from 300 elderly individuals in their 60s and 70s in August 2024 and analyzed using SPSS 26, including descriptive statistics and Process Macro Model 6 analysis. The results of this study are as follows. First, serious leisure activities in old age were positively associated with couplesʼ shared leisure activities and life satisfaction but did not significantly influence couplesʼ relationship satisfaction. Second, the mediating effect of couplesʼ shared leisure activities on the relationship between serious leisure activities and life satisfaction was statistically significant. Third, the mediating effect of couplesʼ relationship satisfaction on the relationship between serious leisure activities of the elderly and life satisfaction was not significant. Fourth, the sequential mediating effects of couplesʼ shared leisure activities and couplesʼ relationship satisfaction on the relationship between serious leisure activities and life satisfaction among the elderly were statistically significant. This study highlights the importance of couple-level leisure activities in later life.

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